Virginia Training Facility Released from Quarantine
Edited Press Release
March 23, 2016
The Fauquier County training facility was quarantined after a horse previously residing there tested positive for EHV-1.
The Fauquier County training facility was quarantined after a horse previously residing there tested positive for EHV-1.
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